Author: Harry Athanasiadis

As an example, Cruden installed a driver simulator merged with a dSPACE HIL set-up at the Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences in Germany, where students can integrate hardware into the driving simulator. HIL set-ups, for testing sensors, controllers and actuators for example, often rely on synthetic or pre-recorded input signals that lack the typical closedRead more about Cruden simplifies hardware driving simulator design […]

It’s from Georgia Tech where researchers have developed a computerised thumb-ring that can be used to communicate with a computer screen. A gyroscope and a tiny microphone on the device allow it to track – and then interpret – small gestures made by moving the thumb in relation to adjacent fingers. Using a system dubbedRead more about Fingersound hopes for a thumbs-up for smart control[…]

Despite not having access to UK spectrum, China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile network operator by subscribers, has decided to launch in the UK as an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) using the CMLink brand. EE will be China Mobile’s launch partner for the service, with Transtel rumoured to be the designated MVNE. CMLink isRead more about China Mobile launches MVNO, ropes in EE as partner[…]

The companies ‘have entered into a global settlement agreement to resolve their ongoing disputes in litigation and arbitration, strengthen and extend their relationship, and enhance the mutual commitment to their ongoing flash memory collaboration.’ Toshiba and Western Digital will participate jointly in future rounds of investment in Fab 6, the state-of-the-art memory fabrication facility nowRead more about Toshiba and Western Digital settle[…]

To be precise, the stats are based on active devices interacting with Google Play over the period of a week. (“Data collected during a 7-day period ending on December 11, 2017. Any versions with less than 0.1% distribution are not shown”) The main takeaway is the slow increase for Android “Nougat” 7.x. It has only gained 2.7 extra points in percentageRead more about Android platform stats: Nougat swells its share in December[…]

The government’s industrial strategy for a post-Brexit economy seems to depend on UK companies making a success of emerging technology markets such as artificial intelligence (AI), autonomous vehicles and big data. It also puts a new urgency into pressure for both industry and the educational community to address the desperate need for digital skills, soRead more about Comment: Post-Brexit UK will depend on engineering[…]